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Albert Einstein

Quantum mechanics is certainly imposing. But an inner voice tells me that it is not yet the real thing. The theory says a lot, but does not really bring us […] www.english-slang.com

Albert Einstein

(1879-1955) physicist, author of theory of relativity. "Albert Einstein reshaped our cosmos by supplanting long-treasured concepts of physics with shockingly counterintuitive ideas about the nature of space and time. It […] www.english-slang.com

hide or hair

[hide or hair] or [hide nor hair] {n. phr.}, {informal} A sign or trace of someone that is gone or lost; any sign at all of something missing. Usually used […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in secret

[in secret] {adv. phr.} In a private or secret way; in a hidden place. * /The miser buried his gold in secret and no one knows where it is./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Franz Kafka

(1884-1924) Lawyers: persons who write a 10000 word document and call it a brief.

IKON

[IKON] "ikonBoard, also spelled as IKN"

creature of habit

[creature of habit] {n. phr.} A person who does things out of habit rather than by thought. * /Our boss is a creature of […]

out of town

[out of town] {adv. phr.} Having left one's usual residence or place of work on a longer trip. * /"Mr. Smith is out of town […]

matter of record

[matter of record] {n. phr.} A fact or event that is kept officially as a legal record. * /If you are convicted of speeding […]

screw around

[screw around] {v. phr.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} To hang around idly without accomplishing anything, to loaf about, to beat or […]

R.B. Cunningham-Graham

(1852-1936) in letter to Teddy Roosevelt, 1917 God forbid that I should go to any heaven in which there are no horses.

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